Model Comparison

Comprehensive side-by-side analysis of model capabilities and performance

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1 is a language model developed by DeepSeek. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 74.1% across 20 benchmarks. It excels particularly in MATH-500 (97.3%), MMLU-Redux (92.9%), CLUEWSC (92.8%). It supports a 262K token context window for handling large documents. The model is available through 4 API providers. Released in 2025, it represents DeepSeek's latest advancement in AI technology.

Microsoft

Phi-3.5-mini-instruct

Microsoft

Phi-3.5-mini-instruct is a language model developed by Microsoft. The model shows competitive results across 31 benchmarks. It excels particularly in GSM8k (86.2%), ARC-C (84.6%), RULER (84.1%). It supports a 256K token context window for handling large documents. The model is available through 1 API provider. It's licensed for commercial use, making it suitable for enterprise applications. Released in 2024, it represents Microsoft's latest advancement in AI technology.

Microsoft

Phi-3.5-mini-instruct

Microsoft

2024-08-23

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

DeepSeek

2025-01-20

5 months newer

Pricing Comparison

Cost per million tokens (USD)

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

Input:$0.55
Output:$2.19
Microsoft

Phi-3.5-mini-instruct

$2.54 cheaper
Input:$0.10
Output:$0.10

Performance Metrics

Context window and performance specifications

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

Larger context
Max Context:262.1K
Parameters:671.0B
Microsoft

Phi-3.5-mini-instruct

Max Context:256.0K
Parameters:3.8B

Average performance across 4 common benchmarks

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

+38.7%
Average Score:84.6%
Microsoft

Phi-3.5-mini-instruct

Average Score:45.9%

Performance comparison across key benchmark categories

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

math
+36.4%
97.3%
code
+16.0%
82.1%
general
+19.9%
75.3%
reasoning
1.3%
Microsoft

Phi-3.5-mini-instruct

math
60.9%
code
66.2%
general
55.4%
reasoning
+72.9%
74.2%
Benchmark Scores - Detailed View
Side-by-side comparison of all benchmark scores

Provider Availability & Performance

Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

4 providers

Together

Throughput: 4 tok/s
Latency: 0.6ms

DeepInfra

Throughput: 0.9 tok/s
Latency: 0.3ms

Fireworks

Throughput: 2.1 tok/s
Latency: 0.3ms

DeepSeek

Throughput: 9 tok/s
Latency: 0.3ms
Microsoft

Phi-3.5-mini-instruct

1 providers

Azure

Throughput: 23 tok/s
Latency: 0.52ms
DeepSeek

DeepSeek-R1

+38.7%
Avg Score:84.6%
Providers:4
Microsoft

Phi-3.5-mini-instruct

Avg Score:45.9%
Providers:1